Improvement in single harness



Patented Oct. 24,1871.

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UNITED STATES CHARLES RICHARD STUART, OF VVINSLOVV, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SINGLE HARNESS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 120,344, dated October 24, 1871; antcdated October 21, 1871.

To all whom -it may concern:

Be it known that l', CHARLEs RICHARD STUART, ot' Winslow, (\\laterville Post Oltice,) in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Iinprmteinent in Single Harness; and I do hereby declare that the following,l is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, rctbrcnee being had to the accompanyingI drawing' forming part ot' this specitication, in which- Figure I is a. longitudinal section ot' my improved harness as Iattached to a pair ot' thills, taken through the line .r Jr, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe saine, one of the breastpads being removed.

Similar letters ol' rcl'creuce indicate (an'rcspond ing parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved single harness l'or Iattachingl a horse to a pair of thills, which shall be simple in construction, cheaper, more colntbrtable for thc horse, and which will give the horse a better 'control over the carriage; and it consists in the construction and combination oi' the various parts ot' the harness, as hcreinatter more .t'ully described.

A represents the thills, the rear ends ot' which are connected by a eross-bar in the ordinary manner. Bis a curved bar, one end of which. is pivoted to the forward end of one of the thills A. The rear end of the bar B is passed into a` keeper attached to the forward end of the other thill A, where it is secured in place by a pin, C, which may be secured in place by a spring or other convenientmeans. Upon the inner side of the middle part ofthe bar B is formed a` lug, b', through vwhich passes a bolt, D, the lower end of which is supported by a short brace or keeper attached to the said bar B. E is a bar, the middle part ot' which is pivoted to the bar B by the bolt D. The bar E is made with a brace-loop extending down to the lower part of the bolt D, so as to hold the said bar E always in a horizontal position. To the ends of the pivoted bar E are pivoted the breast-pads F, which may be wooden pads or stuffed pads, as maybe desired. The pads F should be made ot' such a form as to lit upon the breast of the horse, of suoli a strength as to preserve their forni, and of such a size as to present a. proper amount of bearing-surface to the horses breast.

By this construction, as the horse moves i'orward he presses his breast or shoulders a e'ainst the pads Fand thus applies his power to the forward ends ot' the thills A. The thills are supported by the strap (l, which passes over the Withers of the horse, and which should bc madc iu two parts connected by a buckle, so that it may be conveniently lengthencd and shortened, as the height of' the horse may require. The ends ofthe strap G are attached to the thills A. His the bellyband, the ends ot' which are attached to the thills A, and which should also be made in two parts, connected to each othcr by a` buckle, so that it may be conveniently lengthened and shortened, as may be required. I are two elastic bars or springs, which may be made ot' luctal or wood, and thc t'orward ends ot' which are attached to the middle parts ot' the thills A. The parts l incline upward, as shown in Fig. l, and are curved or inclined inward, as shown in Fig'. 2, so that their rear parts may overlap the horses hips. The rear ends ot' the bars or springs I are connected with each other by a lcathcr strap, J, which passes around the horses hips. The bars or springs I should be so t'ornied that they will have a lateral but not a vertical spring. `The springs l and strap J thus t'orm the brecehing' or hold-back device.

By this construction, when the horse is pulling, the breeching will not be in contact with him, and when holding back thc breast-pads F will be withdrawn from his breast, so that the only part ot' the harness that will be constantlyin con` tact with the horse will be the sup))orting-strap (lr.

Haring thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The bar B b,bolt D,bar E, and breast-pads F, when all are constructed and arrangel'l togethcr as and for the purpose specified.

2. An improved harness, formed by the conibination ot' the bar 13, pivoted bar E, breast-pads F, supporting or neck-strap G, belly-band H, springs I, and strap J, in combination with each other, to adapt them for attachment to a` pair ot' thills, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

CHARLES R. STUART.

Witnesses DANIEL LIBBEY, Jr.,

LUTHER W. PACKARD. (T2) 

